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Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) was a Canadian-born Jewish American comedian, actor, and social satirist, considered the first modern comedian. [1] [2] He pioneered a style of social satire that pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop.
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Oct 26, 2021 · Mort Sahl, Whose Biting Commentary Redefined Stand-Up, Dies at 94. A self-appointed warrior against hypocrisy, he revolutionized comedy in the 1950s by addressing political and social issues. The...
Oct 26, 2021 · Political Comedian Mort Sahl: Still Laughing Sahl's satire spared no one: young, old, people on the right and the left — and yet he socialized with celebrities and government officials.
- Elizabeth Blair
Oct 26, 2021 · Mort Sahl, who revolutionized stand-up comedy in the mid-1950s with his insightful political and social satire, has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif., at 94.
- Dennis Mclellan
Oct 27, 2021 · Legendary US comedian and political satirist Mort Sahl - who skewered US presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump - has died. He passed away on Tuesday in Mill Valley, California, at the...
Oct 27, 2021 · Mort Sahl was a pioneer of caustic political and social humor in stand-up comedy, influencing Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce. He was born in Montreal to Jewish parents and performed in clubs and movies across the country.
Oct 26, 2021 · Mort Sahl, the caustic, kinetic stand-up comedian of the late 1950s and early ’60s whose unflinching bipartisan barbs defined political satire for a generation of Americans, has died.
